The prestigious awards for 2012 were announced by filmmakers Basu Chatterjee, Aruna Raje and Swapan Mullick.
In the feature film category, a total of 38 films from 14 languages have been selected for the awards.
Hindi film “Chittagong” and Malayalam movie “101 Chodiyangal” have shared the Indira Gandhi Award for the best debut film of a director. The award for the best popular film for providing wholesome entertainment has been shared by Bollywood movie “Vicky Donor” and Malayalam project “Ustad Hotel”.